Acted on directions of Chief Minister: Ex-Bengal CS Alapan Bandopadhyay responds to Centre's notice
Jun 04, 2021, at 06:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay in his response to the show cause letter by the Centre said he "acted as per the directions of the state's Chief Minister."
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee meets Mukul Roy's ailing wife, triggers political speculation
Jun 03, 2021, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and the party's de facto number two, Abhishek Banerjee, on Wednesday evening met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mukul Roy's ailing wife at a city hospital, triggering speculation of a new political chemistry in West Bengal.
Centre should procure COVID-19 vaccines: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik writes to other states
Jun 03, 2021, at 12:37 am
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written a letter to his counterparts from various states urging them to achieve a consensus on asking the central government to procure anti-COVID-19 vaccines and distribute them among states.
Centre sends show cause notice to retd Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay for skipping Modi's meeting
Jun 01, 2021, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Tuesday served a show cause notice to retired West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay for skipping Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting on May 28 at Kalaikunda in the state.
Bengal: After Mamata's landslide win, turncoats seek return to TMC from BJP
Jun 01, 2021, at 06:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A month after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed back to power, several Trinamool Congress (TMC) turncoats, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prior to the state polls, have expressed their desire to return to their former party.
Jun 01, 2021, at 04:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In view of a dip in Covid cases in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced some relaxation to the ongoing restrictive orders.
Alapan Bandyopadhyay retires as Bengal CS, appointed as Mamata's Chief Advisor
May 31, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a new turn in the Centre-State row, West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay retired on Monday, snubbing the Narendra Modi government's recall.
Not releasing Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay: Mamata in letter to Modi
May 31, 2021, at 07:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Calling the Centre's recall of her state's Chief Secretary a "unilateral" decision, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly stating she won't be releasing her top bureaucrat, Alapan Bandyopadhyay retiring on May 31.
Mamata writes to Modi appealing to undo recalling of Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay
May 31, 2021, at 04:32 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: After an oral request, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to undo the recall of the state's Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, who is officially retiring on May 31.
May 29, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid a huge row over her absence in Narendra Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she is ready to touch the Prime Minister's feet for the sake of her state but can't bear humiliation.
BJP slams Mamata Banerjee for skipping PM Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting
May 29, 2021, at 05:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A fresh Centre-State showdown coupled with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s criticism of Mamata Banerjee began after the West Bengal Chief Minister on Friday skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi's review meeting on the impact of cyclone Yaas in the state.
May 29, 2021, at 04:41 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay has been asked to report to Delhi with the Centre directing the state government to relieve him immediately.
Mamata Banerjee skips review meeting with PM Modi, WB Guv accuses her of 'boycotting constitution'
May 29, 2021, at 02:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A huge controversy erupted after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped the review meeting on Cyclone Yaas with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and instead chose to a quick 15-minute interaction with him at an airbase where his flight landed.
Cyclone Yaas aftermath: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi
May 28, 2021, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kalaikunda Air Base in Bengal's West Midnapore district Friday to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas.
Calcutta HC grants interim bail to 3 TMC leaders, former Kolkata Mayor in Narada case
May 28, 2021, at 08:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Calcutta High Court on Friday granted an interim bail to three heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs including two West Bengal ministers and a former Kolkata Mayor in the case related to Narada sting operation.
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee announces extension of COVID-19 restrictions till Jun 15
May 27, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced the extension of the restrictions imposed in the state to curb COVID-19 spread till Jun 15.
Cyclone Yaas destroys tens of thousands of mud houses in eastern India
May 26, 2021, at 08:45 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Very severe cyclonic storm Yaas destroyed tens of thousands of mud houses in eastern India on Wednesday, forcing the closure of the busiest regional airport in the city.
Very severe Cyclone Yaas to make landfall at Bengal-Odisha coast tomorrow, states on high alert
May 26, 2021, at 04:31 am
New Delhi/IBN: Very severe Cyclone Yaas is likely to make landfall on the West Bengal-Odisha coast in the early morning of Wednesday, with a wind speed of up to 185 km per hour.
Ahead of Cyclone Yaas, 2 people electrocuted in Bengal Tornado, 40 houses destroyed
May 26, 2021, at 02:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two people were electrocuted as a tornado hit Chinsura in Hooghly district and Halisahar in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal ahead of Cyclone Yaas, which is expected to make landfall on the Odisha coast on Tuesday morning.
Bengal Minister Shovandeb Chattopadhyay resigns as Bhabanipore MLA, Mamata likely to contest
May 21, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) veteran Shovandeb Chattopadhyay resigned as an MLA from the prestigious Bhabanipore constituency here on Friday.
May 21, 2021, at 04:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday slammed his former mentor and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her comments "one nation, all humiliation" accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mamata writes to Modi, requests PM to arrange vaccines for priority sectors
May 20, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to arrange vaccines for priority sectors, central government employees working all over the country along with state government employees without any further delay.
Mamata Banerjee didn't allow DM to speak in Modi's Covid meeting: Ravi Shankar Prasad
May 20, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegation, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the former did not allow her District Magistrate (DM) to speak in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Covid-19 meeting held on Thursday.
No CMs allowed to speak in PM Modi's 'casual, super-flop' Covid meeting: Mamata Banerjee
May 20, 2021, at 07:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not allowing neither herself nor any of her counterparts from other states to speak in the Covid-19 meeting.
Calcutta High Court to resume hearing on Narada case today
May 20, 2021, at 04:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will on Thursday resume its hearing on the plea filed by three arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs and a former Kolkata Mayor seeking the reconsideration of the stay put on the bail granted to them by a local court in the Narada case.
May 18, 2021, at 05:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a dramatic turn of events, the Calcutta High Court on Monday night stayed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court's interim bail granted to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee in connection with the Narada scam case. All four were taken to Presidency jail after midnight.
May 18, 2021, at 02:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A special Central Bureau of Information (CBI) court in Kolkata granted interim bail to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former TMC leader Sovan Chatterjee after they were arrested by the probe agency on Monday in connection with the Narada scam.
WB CM Mamata Banerjee starts sit-in demonstration in front of CBI office, protesting arrest
May 17, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday started a sit-in demonstration in front of CBI office at Nizam Palace here, protesting against the arrest of two of her cabinet colleagues Subrata Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim and MLA Madan Mitra along with ex-Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee.
CBI arrest of TMC leaders in Narada case sparks outrage, Mamata camps at Nizam Palace
May 17, 2021, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a morning swoop, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested three top Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation administrator Firhad Hakim, along with a former Mayor, in connection with the 2016 Narada expose, triggering a political firestorm in West Bengal amid a raging pandemic and in the aftermath of a violent staggered state election in which the ruling TMC decimated its new political challenger BJP.
Mamata rushes to CBI office after her ministers, lawmaker arrested in Narada case
May 17, 2021, at 05:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a support to her colleagues, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has rushed to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office after two of her top ministers in her new cabinet and a heavyweight lawmaker were arrested by the federal probe agency.